Papers, 1832-1885.

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Papers, 1832-1885.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317966559

Well known as Medford shipbuilders, the collection documents the other side of the operation; Thatcher Magoun retained ownership or part ownership of a number of the ships, which were used in the firm's lucrative international shipping business. Principal ships included "Herald of the Morning," "Electric Spark," "Timoleon," and "Thatcher Magoun." Papers are arranged chronologically in one series; bulk dates are 1840-1855. Collection consists principally of letters from ship captains (Daniel Winsor, Isaac Winsor, Edward Lander, Ebenezer Howes, John Dreyer, Israel Andrews, Sylvanus B. Bourne, Otis Baker, Jr.) and shipping agents (Baring Bros., Stieglitz & Co., Humphreys & Biddle, Liverpool; Brothers Nottebohm, Amsterdam; Padelford, Fay & Co., Savannah; George Knight & Co., New Orleans and Havana; Osborn & Whitridge, Baltimore) making arrangements for the transport of cargoes, and printed weekly price lists from various ports (Savannah Shipping and Commercial List, Merchants and Planters Prices Current [Mobile], Savannah Republican Prices Current, Courier Letter Sheet Review of the Market and Prices Current [Charleston], St. Louis Price Current and Commercial Record, and Commercial Advertiser Letter Sheet Price Current [Apalachicola]. Commodities traded included sugar from Cuba, cotton and tobacco from the American South, coal, Peruvian guano, molasses, American whiskey, and Canadian herring and mackerel. There is a single letter (1852 April 6, folder 30) from Donald McKay regarding shipbuilding, and a letter (contemporary copy, 1852 July 19, folder 46) from Daniel Webster, regarding protection of American vessels in Peruvian waters. There is correspondence (1858 May) between Rep. Linus B. Comins and Treasury Secretary Howell Cobb regarding the John L. Dimmock, and letters (1858 Aug.) concerning cargo being carried from England to Australia by the Electric Spark. With "List of American vessels passed Elsenure [Elsinore (Helsingør)] in 1844."

1 box ; 26 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Electric Spark (Ship)

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Comins, Linus B. (Linus Bacon), 1817-1892

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McKay, Donald, 1810-1880

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Donald McKay was a naval architect and shipbuilder of Boston, famed as a designer and builder of clipper ships. When wooden ships were threatened with obsolescence after 1857, McKay travelled in Europe, where he studied British and French naval matters thoroughly. McKay became a leading advocate of steam-screw ironclads for the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, but his designs were eventually rejected, primarily because their grand scale exceeded the ability of manufacturers to execute them. ...

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International shipping firm and shipbuilders. From the description of Papers, 1832-1885. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 317966559 ...

Herald of the Morning (Ship)

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Timoleon (Ship)

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